How is the new Business Services Curriculum Framework similar to the old framework?
As with the previous Business Services Curriculum Framework, the new Business Services Curriculum Framework contains a 120-hour course, a 240-hour course and 60 and 120-hour specialisation study courses (formerly called extension courses) as well as the new 180-hour specialisation study. Units of competency similar to those in the previous framework continue to be available enabling teachers to package courses comparable to those they have offered in the past. A summary of the changes between the old and new syllabuses and Training Packages is available in the Comparison of the revised Syllabus and new Training Package to the old Syllabus and Training Package. Work placement continues to be a mandatory HSC requirement for all courses within the new framework and appropriate hours have been assigned to each course. Work placement is to be undertaken in a business services industries environment. The new framework continues to provide an optional HSC examination, which allows results fro
